LAS VEGAS – Textron Aviation is showcasing its newly certified Citation Longitude business jet at this year's annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference here. The aircraft's Garmin G5000 avionics features touch-screen control, auto throttles, an enhanced vision system, and…
By Frank Wolfe
Business & GA | by Brian Garrett-Glaser
LuxStream Debuts on Vista Global to Disrupt Business Jet Connectivity — A disruptive new in-flight connectivity service, LuxStream, has been established by Collins Aerospace in partnership with SES that will provide speeds up to 25 Mbps in the United States and 15Mbps globally via SES's managed Ku-band satellite network exclusively to business aviation…
Commercial | by Woodrow Bellamy III
Can IATA’s Crowd Sourcing Tool Help Airlines Avoid Turbulence? — The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) is a few months away from transitioning from the initial pilot phase for its Turbulence Aware platform — a cloud database collecting real time turbulence reports from participating airlines — to full operational deployment,…
Business & GA | by Brian Garrett-Glaser
Connectivity Providers Explain How They’re Cyber Protecting Business Jets — Cybersecurity for business aircraft has become a hot topic in recent years, with cyber-attacks on aircraft increasing annually according to business aviation solutions provider Satcom Direct (SD). In May 2019, SD reported that 81 percent of nearly 600 aircraft that…
ATM Modernization | by Woodrow Bellamy III
Inmarsat to Start Second Phase Flight Trials of Iris Program in 2020 — Inmarsat signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the second phase of the Iris air traffic modernization program, which will include flight trials across Europe to assess the service in a real operational environment. Iris is being…
